Attorney-at-Law Upul Kumarapperuma says that the way Police acted is ambiguous with regard to obtaining a statement from Bhagya, the Sirasa Lakshapathi contestant who raised concerns on environmental destruction at the Sinharaja forest area recently.
He noted that if the Police needed to record a statement from her, there should be a formal complaint. If not, they could conduct an investigation on whether a crime is being committed after getting the relevant information from her but they way they acted in this instance is unclear.
Kumarapperuma made these observations in an interview with journalist Shanuka Karunaratne on YouTube.
He said that the primary role of the police was to assist in maintaining law and order in the country and that the Code of Criminal Procedure as well as police regulations clearly set out how the Police should act.
He also pointed out that the Police can only arrest someone if there is a criminal charge against that individual.
The full interview with Shanuka Karunaratne is found below.
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